Combination spout and diverter



June 17, 1930. v W Z R 1,763,877

COMBINATION SPO UT AND DIVERTER Filed Aug. 12. 1926 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED "ST TES PATENT osmos- DANIEL H. IBOWLZER, OF LBS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY HESNE ASSIGN- mmrs, T BUCKNELL SUPPLY comrm, or LosnNGELEs, CALIFORNIA, 1L son, POBATION or CALIFORNIA, DOING nusmnss AS srnmxmanurncrunmoooucomBmAr1oN-srour Ann nrvnnrnn Application filed August 1a, 1926. Ber 1a! No. 128,740.

This invention relates to a spout fitting having a valve adapted for diversion of water as between two outlets. For convenience of illustration of the invention, a com- Ubination diversion valve and spent adapted for use with a bath tub and a shower will be illustrated and described herein.

Diversion valves to direct water either to a shower or tub are well known in the art. Such valves have been structures forming elements of the system inde endent of the spout. The present invention as for its primary ob ect the provision of a spout combinin therein a diversion valve. objects of this invention there are certam details of construction whereby a structure economical to manufacture, simple durable, and easy to manipulate is obtaine These objects together with other objects and cone sponding accomplishments are obtained by means of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: i

Fig. 1 is an axial sectional view of a spout constructed inaccordance with my invention, the section being in a vertical plane; Fig. 2 is a section as seen on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Referring with more particularity to the drawing, 3 indicates a valve casing structure 80 in the nature of an elbow having a spout outlet4. At the opposite end is a shower outlet 5. Adjacent to and intermediate the outlets is an inlet 6. The inlet and outlets are provided with internal threads to receive their respective spout and pipes. Within the valve casing intermediate the shower outlet and the inlet and extending across the chamber is a partition 7 dividing the valve easing into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The partition has a valve port and seat. The pipe leading to the shower is indicated by 9, and 10 indicates a pipe for conducting the water to the valve casing. It

will be apparent that the water supply to the inlet pipe may be mixed hot and cold water, or may be either hot or cold.

Mounted in the outlet 4 is the tubular neck .10 of the spout. A downwardly directed mouth 11 provides for the exit of the water from the spout. Adjacent the mouth and in In addition to t e broader Y line with the neck is a stufling box structure indicated generally by 12 for the purpose of slidably receiving the stem of a valve. At the inner end of the neck is a valve seat 13, and

within theneck is a guide for the valve stem indicated by '14. Slidably mounted in the. guide 14 and the stufiing box is a valve stem 15. Mounted upon the outer end ofthe stem is a knob 16 for convenience in manually moving the stem. Secured on the opposite end of the valve stem is a rubber washer 17 constituting a valve adapted to seat either on seat 7 or seat 13. I

When the valve is upon seat 7, water may enterthrough the inlet pipe 10 to the inlet chamber of the valve casing and pass through the ort in seat 13 to the spout from which it Is ischarged. To divert the water to the shower, the valve'stem is pulled outwardly so that the washer 17 seats upon seat 13 thereby closing1 the port leading to the spout and opening t ber and therefrom to the pipe 9 directing water to the shower. The water pressure wlthin the inlet chamber tends to hold the washer seated in either position.

What I claim is z i e port 8 leading to the outlet cham-- 1. A s out structure comprising a valve casing o elbow form having a portedpartition with a valve seat dividing the casing into an outlet chamber and an inlet chamber, there belng a first outlet in one branch of the elbow communicating with said inlet chamber there being an inlet communicating with said mlet chamber at the other branch of the elbow and a second outlet by the side of said mlet communicating with said'outlet chamber, aspout connected to said first outlet extending in alignment therewith and having a port and valve seat therefor, valve means bechamber provided respectively with an inlet tioned outlet and inlet,

alid outlet side by side, said partition having a? port and valve seat, there being a spout outlet in said inlet chamber opposite to said port and opening laterally to the first-mena' spout connected to said'outlet havin a seat, a valvestemextending through t e bars of said spout'from a point adjacent its mouth into said casin and having a valve washer on the inner en thereof disposed between said seats, said valve stem being adaptedto be actuated to move said valve washer to alternately open and cldse said ports.

In witness that have hereunto subscribed my name this 31st day of July, 1926.

I claim the foregoing I DANIEL :H. BOWLZER. 

